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GEO 101 Instructor: Student: Lab 13 Oceans and Coasts Required materials Computer with Google Earth software In-class lab exercises Part 1 Littoral drift on Staten Island Examine the Google Earth image of the shoreline.
GEO 101 Instructor: Maria Ivanova Highlight all of the groins in red. Shade all of the areas where sand is accumulating because of the groins in blue. Highlight the areas where sand is being eroded in yellow. Draw an arrow to illustrate the direction of the longshore current and littoral drift. How did you determine the direction of this current? I determined the direction of this current by looking at the sand buildup around the goins. I saw that on the right side of the groins, there was more buildup of sand that was being washed up. Because of that, it was easy to determine where the longshore current is moving this sand. Part 2 Shoreline shape and sea level rise You will draw 3 topographic profiles of different parts of the Staten Island shoreline to interpret how each would respond to storm surge and sea level rise. Open Google Earth Pro on your computer. Locate the points below and draw topographic profiles of different parts of the Staten Island shoreline to interpret how each would respond to storm surge and sea level rise. Attach all three profiles to the lab. Make sure your profile starts at point 1 - it is important to get the correct distances in feet for your answers. a) Annandale
GEO 101 Instructor: Maria Ivanova Annandale UTM coordinates Point 1 570510 mE, 4486290 mN Point 2 569665 mE, 4487835 mN On your profile trace the point where a 15-foot storm surge would reach. How far inland would the flooding extend (in feet)? Record your answer in a table below. 15-foot storm surge Location Distance in feet Annandale 24 ft Sea level rise is predicted to be up to 6.6 feet by 2100 (NOAA). If the West Antarctic ice sheet melts, sea level would rise by 16 feet and it would rise by a further 20 feet if the Greenland ice sheet melts (both would probably take a few centuries). How far inland would the flooding extend if both ice sheets melts? Trace the height on your profile. Record your answer in a table. West Antarctic and Greenland Ice Sheets melt (36 feet) Location distance in feet Annandale 1408 ft
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